Woman wakes up to man standing in apartment

Published 11:37 am, Wednesday, September 5, 2012

ANSONIA -- A woman living at the Beaver Brook Apartments awoke early Friday to find a man standing in her apartment, police said, the third reported incident this year.

The man grabbed the woman by the arm but she was not injured, said Lt. Andrew Cota, the department spokesman. The suspect was described as a Hispanic man about 5-feet-7 with a thin build and wearing dark clothes. Officers searched the area where the man but were unable to locate anyone matching the description, Cota said.

On June 30, a woman awoke at about 4 a.m. to find a man touching her thigh, the police spokesman said. He fled the apartment and the woman was not injured.

The suspect in that incident was described as a light-skinned black man. Cota said another incident occurred in early June. That woman awoke when her dog began barking and when she went to see what was wrong she saw a man standing in her apartment. He was chased away by the dog, police said.

"It is unknown at this time if these incidents are related but there are definite similarities,'' Cota said. Beaverbrook management and residents were alerted when the first incidents occurred in June, he said. Residents of the apartment complex should lock their doors and windows at night, especially their sliding doors, Cota said.

Anyone seeing suspicious activity in the area should call the police 203-735-1885 or 911.